Faridabad Police on Wednesday rejected media reports claiming that the Hyundai i20 car, used in the blast, was parked on the campus of Al-Falah University in Faridabad, Haryana, for approximately 11 days before entering the national capital.
"It has come to our notice that some media channels and social media platforms are circulating reports that the suspected i20 car that exploded in front of the Red Fort in Delhi has been at Al-Falah Hospital/University, Dhauj, for the past 10/11 days. Faridabad Police does not officially confirm this and denies this news," Faridabad Police said in a statement.
Earlier in the day, media reports claimed that the Hyundai i20 car, used in the blast, was parked on the campus of Al-Falah University in Faridabad, Haryana, for approximately 11 days before entering the national capital.
Did Dr Umar Nabi drive the car to Delhi on November 10?
The reports also claimed that the accused, Dr Umar Nabi, on November 10 drove the car to the national capital in a panic, and it was purchased on October 29, and it was taken out that same day for a Pollution Under Control certificate.
The police and investigation agencies are probing a "transnational terror module", establishing a link between the seized explosives in Faridabad and the blast near Red Fort in Delhi, which claimed the lives of eight people.
Multiple people were arrested in Faridabad earlier. Later on, some people in Jammu and Kashmir were arrested a few days before the blast took place. According to the police, Dr Umar, who was allegedly driving the car in which the Red Fort explosion occurred, was also a member of the module. He allegedly hurried the plans for the blast after the module was busted.
Now the Al-Falah University and its 76-acre sprawling campus in the Muslim-dominated Dhauj village in Haryana's Faridabad district is under the scanner after the arrest of three doctors in connection with the "white-collar terror module" and the high-intensity explosion near Delhi's Red Fort.
With educated individuals found to be "acting at the behest of Pakistan-backed handlers", investigators are scrutinising how the university turned into a safe haven for such individuals.
Know all about Al-Falah University
According to the university website, it was established by the Haryana Legislative Assembly under the Haryana Private Universities Act.
It started as an engineering college in 1997. In 2013, the Al-Falah Engineering College received 'A' category accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of the University Grants Commission. In 2014, the Haryana government granted it university status.
The Al-Falah Medical College is also affiliated with the university.
Police conduct inspections at Al-Falah University
Police said they conducted inspections in the university throughout the day on Tuesday and questioned several people.
On Monday evening, a high-intensity blast ripped through an explosive-laden car near Delhi's Red Fort metro station, killing 12 people and injuring several others. Pulwama-based doctor Mohammad Umar Nabi, who was suspected to have been behind the wheel of the Hyundai i20, was an assistant professor at Al-Falah University.
The blast came hours after eight people, including three doctors connected to the university, were arrested and 2,900 kilograms of explosives were seized with the uncovering of a "white-collar terror module" involving the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind and spanning Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
